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Continuing culture war focus, Florida Gov. DeSantis signs law restricting teaching of race-related issues in schools, private-sector employee training

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis imposed restrictions Friday on the way race-related issues are taught in public schools and in private workplaces in Florida. Lessons that might make some people uncomfortable would be banned.

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Bucs restructure Tom Brady’s contract, clear cap space before NFL draft

TAMPA, Fla. — As expected, the Bucs have restructured quarterback Tom Brady’s contract, freeing up significant salary-cap space with less than a week remaining before the 2022 draft.

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Lightning bring the boom in rout of Maple Leafs

TAMPA, Fla. — Something has felt different about the Lightning the past few months. They haven’t been dominant. They haven’t had that familiar swagger. It’s that feeling when champions come down to earth.

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Dereck Lively Holds Top Spot, Nick Smith Moves Up in Final SI99 Basketball Rankings

Players were ranked based on production against elite competition, future projection, intangibles and more.

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Bucs’ game in Germany scheduled for Nov. 13

TAMPA, Fla. — The NFL hasn’t released its 2022 schedule yet, but we know when the Bucs will play their regular-season game in Germany.

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2022 USA TODAY/American Volleyball Coaches Association boys volleyball regional rankings

The best volleyball teams in the West, Midwest, South, and Northeast regions as of April 20, 2022.

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Florida advises no social, hormone treatment of transgender children in new guidance

TAMPA, Fla. — In a move that goes against federal guidance, the Florida Department of Health on Wednesday released guidelines that advise no treatment of gender dysphoria for children and teenagers outside of counseling.

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Steven Stamkos ties franchise points record as Lightning fall to Red Wings

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning are going to the playoffs, and they know the set of teams they’ll have to get past to return to the Stanley Cup Final. But they only have a few games left to round into postseason form.

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Republicans embrace DeSantis’ congressional map as opponents call it illegal, racist

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The first day of the special session on congressional redistricting exposed how raw and divisive the next few months may be in Florida politics as the congressional map drawn by the governor was advanced by two Republican-controlled committees Tuesday, while Democrats and minority voting advocates blasted the…

Miami Herald

Florida teen charged in a 151 mph crash that killed 6. Deputies say he recorded himself driving 182 mph weeks before

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two weeks before a teen was involved in a 151 mph crash that killed six people in West Delray, he was going even faster in his luxury car on Interstate 95 — reaching speeds of 182 mph, authorities say in newly released court documents.

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How Gronk, Ndamukong Suh could affect the Bucs' draft

TAMPA, Fla. — If there are some clues about areas of need for the Bucs heading into next week’s NFL draft, it’s in the free agents that have yet to re-sign with the team.

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‘Begging’ dolphin impaled with ‘spear-like object’

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is seeking the public’s help in finding out what happened to a bottlenose dolphin found dead on Fort Myers Beach, Fla. on March 24.

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John Romano: Sometimes, a pitcher with a bat can be a marvelous thing

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Consider this an ode to ineptitude. A memorial for the miserable.

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Childhood poverty in Florida far worse than federal data show, report says

TAMPA, Fla. — Far more children face financial hardship than federal data used to measure poverty shows, according to a recently published United Way study.

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Tom Brady: ‘Bitter ending’ to last season helped spark unretirement

TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady knows the end of his career is near but had a bitter feeling about the way the 2021 season ended with a 30-27 loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Rams.

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In new ads, Florida's Broward County counters the law dubbed ‘don’t say gay’

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A new ad campaign is putting diversity at the forefront as Florida draws attention over its controversial Parental Rights in Education law, nicknamed by critics as the “don’t say gay” law.

Miami Herald

DeSantis asks Legislature to eliminate Disney World’s self-governing status

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday he has expanded the Legislature’s special session on redistricting this week to cut to the core of his latest political enemy and announced he wants lawmakers to repeal the law that allows the Walt Disney World Resort to operate as a self-governing…

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Omar Kelly: NFL shouldn’t let window close on Colin Kaepernick’s playing career without giving QB another shot

WESTON, Fla. — The quarterback rolls out to his right, avoiding the rush for the would-be edge rusher, and hurls the ball 65-yards in the air.

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The old man and the high-rise: His tiny home surrounded, he battles developer over dying garden

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- On Fifth Avenue in the rapidly changing Flagler Village, a humble house surrounded by a forest of tropical trees looks like it’s about to be swallowed by a five-story wall of pale gray concrete.

Orlando Sentinel

Orlando Free Fall ride operators altered safety features before teen’s death, report says

ORLANDO, Fla. — An engineering firm hired by the state found that the operator of the Orlando Free Fall drop tower manually changed sensors on specific seats on the ride, “resulting in it being unsafe,” Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said Monday in Orlando.

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MSU football offers elite 2025 ATH DJ Pickett of Tampa, Fla.

Michigan State is joining the mix of big-time programs showing interest in 2025 athlete DJ Pickett from Tampa, Fla

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Feds say Jan. 6 defendant held old secret military documents

TAMPA, Fla. — A retired U.S. Army Special Forces soldier who is among those accused in the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol faces new charges that he held onto secret national defense documents from his time in the service.

Orlando Sentinel

Astronaut slated to become first Black woman to stay long-term on space station

ORLANDO, Fla — A couple of space rookies are joining a couple of veterans on a trip to the International Space Station this week, but one of them will open a new door of diversity as the first Black woman assigned for long-term duty on board.

Orlando Sentinel

Orlando Free Fall operators altered safety features before teen’s death, report says

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Nancy Pelosi endorses Charlie Crist in race for Florida governor

TAMPA, Fla. — As the Democratic primary for Florida governor heats up, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist announced an endorsement Monday from one of the most notable, and controversial, names in national politics: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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